Circular type of power generator



A. E. REED.

CIRCULAR TYPE OF POWER GENERATOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 21 1921.

Patented Spt. 26, 1922.

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A. E. REED. CIRCULAR TYPE OF POWER GENERATOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 21, I92]. 2 1,429,971. PatentedSept. 26,1922.

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WITNESS ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 26, 1922.

UNITED" STAT cIi-icULAR zrvrn "or rownn' GENERATOR.

Application mamai m "21, .192 1- Serial No. 454,146. a

T 0 all whom z'tmay concern: I p

Be it known that I, ASA E. REED, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Bernardino, in the county' of San Bernardino' and State of California,haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Circul'ar Type of Power Generators, of which the follow ing is'a specification.

This invention relates t impi-evenients in h sho wn 1n the ,drawingsthearms 121aitei of "angle shape with the r centers connected,

power generators adapted to be operated by air or water tides. I

The principal object of the inventionis" to produce an. apparatus which will be caused to move n one direct on regardless of the direction of 'the propelling current I or force so that a"ch'ange of "direction of the propelling force will not result "infla reversal of the apparatus. Thus it. is no necessary to provide complicated revers ng mechanism for the apparatus as is usually employedin devices of this nature, so that a more simple and economical apparatus is obtained.

Another object of theinvention is to'pro y p p I 7 y f the sides ofthe blades and thusthe member vide auxiliary means for causing, propelling force to move theapparatus. v This invention, also consists. in certain other features of construction and finlfthef mounted on the arms 12 the degree of movcthe'blades can be adjusted tosuit H combination and arrangemfil t of several parts; to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings and erence will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1.is a side view of an apparatus constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2is a section on line 2-2 of F igure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged view oftherotary member or wheel with parts broken away.

Figures 4:, 5 and 6 are detail views.

As shown in these views 1 indicates a supporting frame which is secured to a base 2. A shaft 8 is rotatably mounted in the frame and this shaft carries the wheel or rotatable member 4. This member is formed of the ring 5, the hub 6 and the spokes 7 the wheel being braced by the bars 8 which extend from the rim to the collars 9 on the shaft. Blades 10 are hinged to each spoke and these currents or by waves and tive to the .planeof the wheel 0 her and at either side thereof.

rent to act on the flanges.

as shown. The edges of the blades may be limit the swinging movement of the blades blades occupy the spacesbetweenfthespokes I reinforced by the strips 11. In order to I providethe arms l2 which. project out I'wardly from the rim and have adjustably "secured thereto the angle stop [plates 13, which project inwardly into the path of the bladesso astolbe struck by the blades. A s

with thefrim so .thatjthe stop platesqvill hold the blades in .an inclined position relar rotary mem Itwill thus "be seen thatwhen theicurrent i it willswing themin one direction or the other'until they strike the ,stop plates when of air, water/or the like strikes the blades 1 I againstisaid blades willcause the wheel to rotate." I If the direction' of the current should i be changed 7 the blades would simply reverse sothat pressure will be applied to would continue to rotate in the same direc tion.

It will be understoodthat the device is to be placed in aposition with its axis in the p plane of the path of the current so that the currentwill act on allthe blades to incl ne them to the far side of the rotary member and the pressure exerted on said inclined blades will thus causethe member to revolve. If the current should be reversed and flow .from the opposite direction the blades would swing onthe hinges towards theother side of the member and thus still be acted upon by the current and drive the member in the same direction as before. i

' The device may be used as a wind wheel, a water motor or a wave or tide motor.

When used as a water motor it is completely submerged.

It will of course be understood that any number of these rotary members may be used on the same shaft or on separate shafts and the power may be transmitted from the shaft or shafts or from the members themselves in any desired manner.

preferably If desired the blades may be corrugated;

and thus offer but slight resistance'to there'- tarymovement'of the member. In this case,

however, only a portion of the blades have pressure exerted upon them by the current] so that the full power of'the current is not utilized as is the/case where the current flows against one side of the member. In both cases, however, the member will continue to rotate in the same direction even though the "direction in which the current is flowing is reversed. It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent. I desire it to be understood that I'may' make changes in the construction and inthe combination and arrangement of theseveral parts, provided that such changes fall with-1 in the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. An apparatus of the class described comprising a base, a supporting frametsecured to said base, a rotatableshaft mounted in said frame, a rotatable member carried by said shaft, said member consisting of a frame, a hub and spokes bars adapted to embrace insaid rotatable member, collars provided on said shaft and said bars eXtending from the rimof the rotatable member to saidcollars, blades hinged to said spokes and occupying space therebetween, reinforcing strips provided on the edge of said blades, arms'lprojecting outwardly from the rim of said rotatable member to limit the swinging movement of said blades, angle stop plates adjustably secured to said arms which project inwardly into the'path of the blades so as to be struck by the latter and flanges divided on the sides of said blades which are concentric with the rim and act in imparting a rotary movement to the member by the' cur'r ent. T I K a 2. An apparatus of the class described. comprising a base, a supporting frame se-- cured"thereto,'a rotatable shaft mounted in said frame and a rotatable member carried thereby, said member including a ring, hub and spokes, collars provided 011.,sa d shaft, bars extending from the rim to ythe; collars which are adapted tosupport said rotatable member, blades hinged to each spoke and adapted to occupy spaces between the spokes, strips. adapted to] reinforce the edges of the blades, arms projectingoutwardly from the rim to limit the swinging movement of the blades, angle stop plates secured to said arms which project inwardly intorthe path of the blades, flanges provided on the side of the blades which are concentricwiththe rim for I lmparting a rotary move mentbto said rotatablsmember. a g f a i In testlmony wher'eofl affix n signature; 

